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US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - When the next mission to the International Space Station blasts off from Florida next week, a special keepsake will be hitching a ride: a small stuffed rabbit.
Hosts Morocco set up Senegal Afcon final showdown
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» RABAT - Hosts Morocco will play Sadio Mane’s Senegal in this weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations final after both emerged victorious in tense last-four ties on Wednesday as Mohamed Salah’s dreams of winning the title were again dashed.
South Korea's Lee snaps Xi selfie with Chinese 'backdoor' phone
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» BEIJING - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung snapped a selfie with Xi Jinping using a smartphone gifted to him by the Chinese leader, who had joked at their last meeting that the device might be capable of spying.
Maduro heckled and cut off in defiant US court appearance
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» NEW YORK - Nicolas Maduro walked into a packed New York courtroom Monday with his shoulders back, scanning the public gallery and offering a few Spanish greetings, before declaring: "I am innocent."
EU set to abandon 2035 combustion-engine ban
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» BRUSSELS - The European Union looks set to scrap a landmark 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars on Tuesday, as part of a package of reforms aimed at supporting Europe’s embattled auto industry.
Trump all smiles as he wins FIFA's new peace prize
AFP, Published on 06/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump became the first ever recipient of FIFA's new peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw Friday -- a compensation gift for a leader whose dream of winning the Nobel remains unfulfilled.
Trump the Great? President steps up power moves
AFP, Published on 03/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - Driving in a golf buggy with Donald Trump recently, his 18-year-old granddaughter Kai asked him if there was a dream he was still trying to chase.
After delays, Egypt set for lavish opening of grand museum
AFP, Published on 31/10/2025
» CAIRO — With much pomp and circumstance, Cairo is due to inaugurate on Saturday the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, widely presented as the crowning jewel on authorities' efforts to overhaul the country's vital tourism industry.
FBI director gave New Zealand officials illegal firearms: police
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» SYDNEY — FBI Director Kash Patel gifted New Zealand officials illegal firearms during his visit to the country earlier this year, authorities said Wednesday.
Internet outrage over Trump's AI 'MedBed' conspiracy video
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump stirred online outrage Monday after posting an apparent AI-generated video of himself promising every American access to all-healing "MedBed" hospitals, reviving a widely debunked conspiracy theory.